2007, and My Favorite Blogs #'s 6, 7, 8 & 9

Happy New Year. Brand new year, same ole' crap. 'Nuff said.

I've been reading a few new blogs and an older one that I'd like to mention.

• #6 A New Beginning. This is my friend West's blog. Something that tends to get lost when we talk to people in the world is just how hard this life we've chosen is. A New Beginning is very honest. Uncomfortably so at times. That's what makes it a good read. He updates it semi-regularly, so I check in every few days.


• #7 My friends tend to have two blogs. One personal, and one topical about something we are passionate about. My second blog is Growing up Dad, my blog about becoming a new father. West's second blog is about a subject near and dear to my fat gut. Food.
  #7 has the odd title of The Caddywampus Cafe, and the premise is this. What REAL FOOD can you make with the stuff in your fridge and cupboards, without necessarily having to make a special trip to the store. That has to be one of the most handy subjects, and thus most handy blogs I can think of.


• #8 is the second blog of my friend Tony. Fingerpainting 101 is literally a must read if you are at all interested in participating in a Modern Church Worship Band. And, the debate that goes on is as good as any blog I read, and that's not just because I participate. This one is more like a small but growing community


• #9 is new. My pal Tony's wife Kim has a wonderful breath of fresh air over at Random Series of Events. I always enjoy a clever turn of a phrase, from high language to low brow humor. Kim is actually really good at turning a phrase. She has a great since of humor and see everyday life through a lens I find hysterical. When I once was asked to play bass for a pick up gig with no practice or charts, she quipped that I was something like Kreskin the bass player. If you get that and think it's funny, or you are into that Christopher Guest style humor, you'll love her blog.

Well, my goal for 2007 is more posts than 2006. This is not a lofty goal. See you there.
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And that's enough for now.

Brian Norwood

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